Isaiah 21:1:2Isa.21.1.W2TAB
מִדְבַּר־יָ֑ם
midbaryam
“wilderness of sea”
- Transliteration
- mid-BAR-YAM
- Extended
- mihd-BAHR-YAAM
- IPA
- /midˈbar.jɔːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- wilderness of sea
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Dalet | d as in door | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
mid-BAR-YAM
- clause
ma-SA mid-BAR-YAM
- sentence
ma-SA mid-BAR-YAM ke-su-FOT ban-NE-gev la-kha-LOF mim-mid-BAR BA me-E-rets no-ra-A
Exegesis
The construct chain midbar-yam {מִדְבַּר־יָם | mid·bār-yām} links “desert” and “sea,” creating a paradoxical locale.
Root and etymology
ד־ב־ר
“wilderness”
In context — Isaiah 21:1
The oracle concerning the desert of the sea comes like storms passing through the Negev , emerging from the wilderness and from a dreadful land.
About this coordinate
Isaiah 21:1:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Isaiah 21:1, so the Hebrew word מִדְבַּר־יָ֑ם (midbaryam) can be cited, linked and studied at exactly this position rather than somewhere in the verse. In the Biblical Knowledge Coordinate System the same position is written Isa.21.1.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Isa.21.1.W2.S1) and character.